Gunfire disrupts Brooklyn's West Indian Day Parade as police tighten security
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Three people were shot and a man was grazed near the West Indian Day Parade route in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, prompting tighter police security with checkpoints and bag restrictions; one suspect was taken into custody near Nostrand Avenue and St. John's Place, as the day’s violence followed early J'Ouvert stabbings and authorities tried to curb parade-related violence.
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